We took a night bus to Malaga from Barcelona. It was torturous. The seats were small and the people in front of me wanted to recline their seats as far as they could. I did my best to get some sleep but it was off and on. Once we arrived in town, we looked for [...]
Dear Gentle Reader,
Seven days till I fly to Russia and still no visa!! I attempted to acquire my visa in Salzburg, Austria and was told that I couldn’t get one in Austria due to a European Union treaty with Russia. The visa person at the consulate explained why I was getting so much misinformation because [...]
After the crazy weekend at the Grand Prix, I spent the last two days in Nice, France holed up in my hostel. I spent most of the time on my computer. I used the time to watch a few movies and catch up on the blog.
Our next big location was Morocco and the city [...]
We last left yours truly in the playground of the rich and famous-the country of Monaco. We were out of place and decided that we couldn’t afford to pay for the tickets to see the Monaco Grand Prix. It was the day before the race and the city was humming.
There was only one [...]
We left Rome on a night train. I love night trains because they eliminate the cost of a hotel room and don’t use valuable exploring time to travel. We have taken a number on the journey when they have been available.
Though we were headed to the Monaco Grand Prix, we had to stay 30 minutes [...]
Picture from Encyclopedia.com.
Dear Gentle Reader:
We stop this blog so I can freak out!!!!!!
On July 2, I have a flight from Vienna, Austria to Moscow, Russia. I currently do not have a visa to enter the country. I have a wedding that I am attending on July 5. So it is 12 days and counting until [...]
We had finished our trip to Romania and were trying to figure out the cheapest way to get to the Monaco Grand Prix. It ended up being cheaper to flying a low cost Hungarian Airlines to either Paris or Rome and then taking the train to the French Riviera. We decided on heading to Rome, [...]
As I have mentioned in previous posts, I had the opportunity along with the city of East Lansing to host the Mayor of Cluj, Emil Boc when he came to visit MSU in 2005. Since I was hoping to meet the Mayor on this trip, I offered to East Lansing Mayor Vic Loomis and State [...]
Pictured: The Cluj Botanical Garden.
One of the people I was able to reconnect with was Emilia Botezan, the director of international relationships for Cluj. During our first week, she invited Patrick and I to have dinner with her and her husband, Olly, at their favorite restaurant. Emilia and Olly had come to East Lansing in [...]
We had two days of rest and relaxation over one of the weekends during our Habitat Humanity build. It was obvious that our weekend was put together at the last minute. Our American team leaders were still trying to put it together a few days before we left. They were well intentioned but they tried [...]
